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Locals announce bids for school board

The call for candidates to run in the 2013 Deming Public School Board election has ended with five locals stepping forward to run for the open seat.

The election is slated for Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 and will include a 2-mill levy option for voters.

Board member Anne Keeler is not seeking reelection for her District No. 2 seat. It will now be contested by Mickey Hamilton, Jr., Frederick Metcalf, Kenneth Perea, Philip Skinner and John Sweetser.

For District No. 1, incumbent David McSherry will defend his seat against local resident Ron Wolfe.

Voters across the county will also have the option of voting for or against continuing a 2-mill levy for capital improvements within the district. Only voters living within the school board districts for which there is an election will be able to vote for a candidate running within that district.

The call for declarations of candidacy ended on Tuesday, Dec. 18. Voter registration for the Feb. election ends on Tuesday, Jan. 8.